Other name: City of Gold Climatic conditions: Indian Ocean climate Language:Arabic is the official language, but English is the most frequently used business language Dialing code: 971 (country code)  4 (city code) Postal code:  N/A

Location: Situated in the eastern portion of Arabian Peninsula, Dubai shares borders with Persian Gulf in the north, Qatar in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the southwest, and Oman in the east and northeast. Emergency call: Ambulance 998; Police (traffic accident, emergency aid) 999; Fire 997 Currency:UAE Dirham Exchange rate: 1 RMB = 0.53 UAE Dirham1 U.S. Dollar = 3.67 UAE Dirham, 1 Euro = 5.01 UAE Dirham(for reference only)

 

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1. Airport Name：Dubai International Airport

2. Basic Information
Dubai International Airport is the largest airport in United Arab Emirates and the largest aviation hub in the Middle East. The $540 million airport expansion project completed at the end of 2000 further increased the handling capacity of the airport to have the capacity for more than 300 flights per day to destinations across the world. The airport also has 5,400 square meters of duty-free shopping area that offers a wide range of top quality products.

3. Terminal Information
Dubai International Airport has two terminals, Sheikh Rashid Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Air China’s operations are located at Terminal 1.

4. Location of Check-In Counters
Air China has 7 check-in counters in Hall C, Terminal 1.

5. Airport Directions

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6. VIP Lounge
Air China’s VIP lounge is located in the Departures Hall in Terminal 1, between Gate 123 and Gate 125.
 
Opening hours: 24 hours
 
The VIP Lounge is divided into a Dining Room, Internet Room, Baggage Storage Room and Rest room.


7. Airport Transportation
(The airport is around 4km/3 miles away from the downtown area)
 
Transportation fares to downtown area:
Taxi: around 20 to 30 Dirham
Airport Shuttle Bus: 3 Dirham .

8. Link
http:// www.dubaiairport.com

1. Bus
In Dubai, most buses are air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz buses, which have 51 seats and standing capacity of 10 people. The ticket fare for urban bus lines is approximately 1.5 Dirham; and for suburban bus lines is from 2 to 7 Dirham depending on the travel distance. It should be noted that men disembark from the rear door, women and children from the front door, and the first 3 rows are "women only” seats

2.Water Bus
Water bus (Arabic: Abra) is a traditional local transport means that shuttles across Dubai Creek. This wooden ferry is allowed to carry 20 passengers per trip which takes 3 or 4 minutes and the fare is around 1 Dirham per person.

3. Taxi
Dubai’s taxis are famous for their luxury brands, such as Mecedes-Benz, BMW, Hummer, and Maybach. The base fare is around 3 Dirham and does not include a minimum distance.  The distance charge rate is 1.25 Dirham for each kilometer.

4. Subway
On Sep.9th, 2009, Dubai's first subway line was officially opened. Dubai subway is the world's longest driverless urban rapid rail transport system. The Dubai Subway Line, the city’s first rapid transport system, stretches 52 kilometers and has 29 stations, covering the main streets from Dubai International Airport to Dubai International Financial Center.

Dubai features a Indian Ocean desert climate characterized by hot weather with scarce annual rainfall of less than 100 millimeters. There are only summer and winter in Dubai, and even in winter the temperature is no less than 7 Celsius degree.

Summer (April through October.): very hot and dry; tenperatures can be higher than 45 degrees Celius degree temperature; up to 100% humidity; localized small sandstorms in the desert
Winter (November through March): temperatures average 14 or 15 degrees Celsius and never fall below 7 degrees Celsius.